Unity+3D

=Unity= toc Unity is a game engine that allows for the development of interactive 3D virtual environments.

The Unity game engine has a relatively easy interface with drag and drop ability making it easy to learn and use. The game engine can be used in both the Mac and PC operating systems and it uses the JavaScript and Just-In Time (JIT) compilation within the C++ mono library. For the purposes of physics and rendering, it uses the Nvidia PhysX physics engine, OpenGL and DirectX for 3D rendering and OpenAL for audio.

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Unity can be downloaded here: []

=Resources= >
 * **Unity Resources- Templates for use in your projects!**
 * **Online Resources**
 * A wiki based website that has extensive amount of free scripts, assets, and tutorials: www.unifycommunity.com/wiki
 * A plugin that makes animation (camera, objects, GUI, etc.) a lot easier to create, see their "Example" tab: itween.pixelplacement.com/
 * **Books**
 * **//"Unity Game Development Essentials"//** by Will Goldstone Link to book
 * Other books can be found here
 * ===**Video Tutorial**s===
 * Design3 website http://www.design3.com/
 * **Unity Website support**http://unity3d.com/support/resources/>>
 * **Unity 3D student**http://www.unity3dstudent.com/>>
 * **Great Step-by-Step Tutorials** - Walker Boys Studio**(FREE)**
 * **3D Buzz Video Tutorials** http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/sv_videonav.php?fid=808bf515c69066eb13df7952c0d54711
 * A particularly good video for light maps and making photo-realistic walkthroughs
 * @http://www.unitytutorials.com/video/70/beginning-1-of-4
 * Unity Cookie Tutorials: []
 * ===Content===
 * Avatars - Mixamo
 * Other websites- Turbo Squid 3D, Quidam 3, Daz 3D
 * Rocketbox libraries: A high end avatar store. Sells avatars and animations of great detail and quality, at a very expensive price[]
 * Unity Assets
 * Revit Content
 * ===Scripts===
 * Unity website
 * Scripting Basics website
 * [[file:UnityScript_Basics_for_Noobs.pdf]]
 * Code Hero website
 * ===User Information===
 * Intro to computer graphics [[file:A_Short_Introduction_to_Computer_Graphics.pdf]]
 * Unity3D Hotkeys [[file:Unity3D_Hotkeys.pdf]]
 * Unity3D Hotkeys [[file:Unity3D_Hotkeys.pdf]]

=Workflows=

**Exporting from Sketchup to Unity**

 * From Sketchup, go to 'Export - 3D Model' then select file format of 'FBX'. Before Exporting - Select the 'Options' button, and then check 'Triangulate all faces' and 'Export two-sided faces' This is important. --- Note that you must be using Sketchup Pro 8
 * Now, make sure that you save the file to the 'Assets' folder within you Unity Project Folder. If you do not do this, it will loose textures.
 * Revit to Unity Workflow Steps
 * SketchUp to Unity Workflow Steps
 * Modeling Standards for Model Transfer into the Immersive Display



**Related Software and Plugins**

 * **Lightup:**
 * [|Tutorial]
 * Free 30 day trial